By the end of this course, students should be able to have achieved the objectives set up for this course and have developed the competencies listed below.
- Speaking Fluency in Spanish, Chinese or German.
- Reading Comprehension in Spanish, Chinese or German.
- Listening Comprehension in Spanish, Chinese or German.
- Correct Grammatical Usage in Spanish, Chinese or German.
- Writing Skills in Spanish, Chinese or German.
The following language skills will be covered for English, Spanish, Chinese and German:
- Oral Communication
- Listening Comprehension
- Vocabulary Development
- Reading Comprehension
- Use of Grammar
- Cultural Awareness
In addition, for those students studying English, there will be a focus on First Certificate of English (FCE) or Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) exam preparation
Oral Practice, Listening, and Grammar exercises
Writing, Reading and interactive exercises
Individual Presentations
Videos
30% of your final grade will be based on Quality class participation. Quality participation being defined as active in-class participation, quizzes, delivering scheduled presentations, homework completion and for extra credit the completion of a designated MOOC on due date.
15% of your final grade will be based on the Mid-term oral exam.
15% of your final grade will be based on the Mid-term written exam.
20% of your final grade will be based on the Final oral exam.
20% of your final grade will be based on the Final written exam.
Exam review: Once the semester is over and final grades are posted, an exam review date will be scheduled.
Retake exam: A student is only eligible to do the Retake exam if all the coursework and exams due throughout the semester have been completed by the last scheduled day of class.
A variety of language books will be required depending on the language studied. For example:
For Intermediate English:
Cappel, Annette, Sharp, Wendy, Objective First Student's Pack, Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2014, ISBN-13: 978-1107628564.
For Advanced Intermediate English:
Felicity O'Dell (Autor), Annie Broadhead, Objective Advanced Students Book Pack, Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
For German:
AufderstraBe, Harmut, Bock, Heiko, Gerdes, Mechthild, Müller, Jutta und Hemet Müller, Themen Aktuell 1, Kursbuch,, Hueber Verlag, 2018
Bock, Heiko, Eisfeld, Karl-Heinz, Holthaus, Hanni und Uthild Schütze-Nöhmke, Themen Aktuell 1, Arbeitsbuch, Hueber Verlag, 2013
For Chinese:
Beijing Language and Culture University, Great Wall Chinese- Essentials in Communication Textbook 1 (2005)
Beijing Language and Culture University, Great Wall Chinese- Essentials in Communication Workbook 1 (2006)
For Spanish:
Corpas, Jaime, García, Eva and Garmendia, Agustín (2013) Aula 1, Curso de Español, Nueva Edición.